Shin Seong-il

Born: 1937-05-08

Shin Seong-il was a Korean actor (1937-2018). Born in occupied Korea, as Kang Shin-yeong, he attended Geonguk University, majoring in Korean Literature. He made his film debut in director Shin Sang-ok's Romance Papa in 1960 and appeared in more than 500 movies. He won several awards for best actor or best supporting actor for films such as Private Tutor (1963) and Moonlight Hunter (1987). In 1979, he became the chairman of the Korean Actors League and held the position for several consecutive terms. After a long career as an actor and having directed and even produced, Shin Sung-il retired from the film industry in favour of pursuing a career in politics. He was elected to the National Assembly.


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A Year-End Medley

as Yong-jin's Father
Released: 2021-12-29

A romantic comedy of a young man and woman that is told in the background of hotel 'Emross'. It...

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Door to the Night

as Jong-Sub
Released: 2013-11-06

After the death of his wife, Jong-Sub (Kang Shin Sung Il) raised his son alone. He lost his son...

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Typhoon

as President
Released: 2005-12-14

A vengeful refugee-turned-pirate steals nuclear materials to attack and obliterate the Koreas in...

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The Three-Day Reign

as uncredited
Released: 1973-02-15

During the last days of the Yi dynasty, conflict arises between the China-leaning conservatives,...

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Heavenly Homecoming to Stars

as Moon-ho
Released: 1974-04-26

A man and a woman fall for one another, but she is haunted by her troubled history with men.

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Mist

as Yun Gi-jun
Released: 1967-10-18

Yun Gi-jun has become the executive director of a pharmaceutical company by marrying the widowed...

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The Barefooted Young

as Jo Doo-soo
Released: 1964-02-29

Jo Doo-soo, a member of a gang, comes across and helps Joanna, a college student who is about to...

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The General's Mustache

as Kim Chul-hoon
Released: 1968-09-14

The movie begins with the mysterious death of a journalistic photographer named Kim Cheol-hun....

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Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?

as Kim Eui-chang
Released: 1991-04-05

Ji-won, a news anchor woman, witnesses Jung Yong-wook, an emerging leader of the ruling party,...

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Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?

as Kim Eui Chang
Released: 1991-04-05

Ji-won, a news anchor woman, witnesses Jung Yong-wook, an emerging leader of the ruling party,...

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Gilsodom

as Kim Dong-jin
Released: 1986-04-05

A middle-aged woman in Busan searches for the son she lost in Gilsodom during the Korean War.

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Prince Yeonsan

as Prince Jin-seong
Released: 1961-12-31

A historical drama about Prince Yeon-san of Joseon as a prince trying to restore the status of...

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Evergreen Tree

as Won-jae
Released: 1961-09-20

Yeong-shin and Dong-hyuk graduate from college with a cause. They plan to bring education and...

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Green Rain

as Cheol
Released: 1966-06-10

Cheol, an auto mechanic, and Yeong-hui, a maid meet. Cheol lies and tells Yeong-hui that he is...

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The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy

as Lee Tae-yoon
Released: 1963-05-01

After an aggressive man lets his anger get the better of him, his wife takes her own life and he...

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The Eunuch

as Jung-ho
Released: 1968-12-10

A nobleman sends his daughter to the king as a concubine in order to gain personal power and...

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The Rose That Swallowed Thorn

as uncredited
Released: 1979-09-28

College girl Jang-mi, has trouble coping after her break up with with Kyu-sik. She suffers from...

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Night Journey

as Park Dae-ri
Released: 1977-04-23

A bank employee dissatisfied with the casualness and secrecy of her relationship with her...

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Miss Yang's Adventure

as uncredited
Released: 1978-06-03

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The Classroom of Youth

as Park Chan-sik
Released: 1963-08-23

While the students, full of vigor in their twenties, make a stand against their parents who...

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General's Son 3

as uncredited
Released: 1992-09-11

Following the final events of General's Son 2, Kim Du-han is forced to go on the lam but...

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Private Tutor

as Jeon Yeong-gil
Released: 1963-03-07

Two half brothers love a private tutor hired by their parents. She is more fond of the younger...

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Watercolors in Rain

as Yang-boo
Released: 1990-02-17

The story of Ji-su who life was torn by two women in his life. One of them is his step-sister...

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Free Woman

as uncredited
Released: 1982-10-29

A Korean woman raised in Spain with European values towards life and romance finds living in her...

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Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin

as King Sukjong
Released: 1968-01-27

King Sukjong assigns Jang Ok-nan, a court lady, as a concubine overnight. Jang plots to drive...

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A Barren Woman

as uncredited
Released: 1969-10-30

Ji-won, a playwright, tries to make her promiscuous husband, to drop his bad habits. But he...

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Late Autumn

as uncredited
Released: 1966-12-11

A well behaved female prisoner, on parole, is set to return to prison. On the train ride back to...

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Under the Sky in Seoul

as Yeong-gil
Released: 1961-12-15

An oriental doctor Kim Hak-gyu is a cantankerous man who is the longest-term householder in a...

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Chulsaegado

as uncredited
Released: 1968-09-22

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A White Feathered Gull

as uncredited
Released: 1983-01-29

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Blood Relations

as uncredited
Released: 1976-10-30

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I Am a King

as Choi Yeong-cheol
Released: 1966-09-15

Trainer Meng Doo-ho spots Young-chul in a bar fight and decides to turn him into a boxing champion.

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Tyrant Yeonsan

as Prince Jin-seong
Released: 1962-02-05

Prince Yeonsan-gun turns into a tyrant out of grief for his mother's death. He orders beheadings...

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My Old Sweetheart

as uncredited
Released: 1995-09-08

A 36-year old detective falls in love with a nihilistic 19-year old shop-lifter and wonders if...

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Madam White Snake

as Seon Heo
Released: 1960-10-02

A thousand-year-old snake that has transformed itself into a human, Madame White Snake (Choe...

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Special Agent X-7

as uncredited
Released: 1966-12-11

The Korean Intelligence Agency receives information that a huge amount of gold is being smuggled...

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A Day Off

as Heo-wook
Released: 1968-11-29

One Sunday, a penniless unmarried young South Korean couple meet, as they do every Sunday; while...

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Winter Woman

as Heo Min
Released: 1977-09-27

Based on a serial novel by Cho Hae-il, "Winter Woman" deals with the sexual awakening of Yi-hwa,...

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Tto Sun Yi, a college girl

as Shin Yong
Released: 1973-02-23

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The Story of Chunhyang

as uncredited
Released: 1971-01-27

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My Hometown

as Min Jun-tae
Released: 1976-01-31

After fourteen years in Japan a small-time crook returns to his hometown.

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Sound of Magpies

as uncredited
Released: 1967-11-26

Bong-su, who has been missing since the Korean War, returns to his hometown. A death notice for...

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You Become a Star, Too

as Sang-gyu
Released: 1975-08-23

A butterfly flies from the mountain to the city. Sang-Kyu, who works in a company, buys a house...

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A Young Zelkova

as Hyungyu
Released: 1968-03-29

Suk-hee's mother is remarried to a man who has a son a year senior than Suk-hee. The two don't...

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A Woman on the Verge

as uncredited
Released: 1987-09-05

Ha Kook-jin, a physician, meets Noh Ae-ri and his group who came to broadcast at the ski resort...

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Korean Connection

as uncredited
Released: 1990-01-27

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Under an Umbrella

as uncredited
Released: 1979-08-23

Dong Won is a down-and-out artist who suffers from despair and dissatisfaction and suicidal...

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Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist

as Investigator Lee
Released: 1990-06-09

Two North Korean terrorists posing as Japanese tourists under the names of Shin Icho and Ma...

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Five Hostesses for the Resistance

as Un-il
Released: 1973-03-07

A patriot Park No-Hun is dispatched by Shanghai Provisional Government for Independence to...

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A Hero without a Serial Number

as uncredited
Released: 1966-03-23

In around the 1950s. A man in charge of a guerilla unit is hiding in the Masingryeong Mountains....

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The Lost Sun

as Seo Sang-cheol
Released: 1964-09-03

A bar manager deals drugs on the side and tries to recruit her employees, friends and customers.

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The White Crow

as uncredited
Released: 1967-03-29

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For My Husband

as Crown Prince Sado
Released: 1963-06-01

His own father had hated Crown Prince Sado. The king finally orders to kill him by locking him...

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Wind, Please Tell Me

as uncredited
Released: 1965-07-28

Wanho and Kyunghui go camping, but Gwisun secretly loves Wanho. After an accident, Wanho and...

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The Eunuch 2

as uncredited
Released: 1969-11-15

After Queen Shin is dethroned, a power struggle erupts among King Jung-jong's concubines who...

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Horse-year Bride

as Kim Geun-ho
Released: 1966-01-01

It is the year of the white horse that arrives every sixty years. Three women avoid sleeping...

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Yeraishang

as uncredited
Released: 1966-02-05

A self-supporting student injured during the 4.19 Student Uprising gets help from an older...

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Moonlight Hunter

as uncredited
Released: 1987-03-14

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The Result of the Ambition

as uncredited
Released: 1964-03-07

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A Seagull's Dream

as uncredited
Released: 1974-08-02

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The Beautiful Maid

as Nam Jeong-hak
Released: 1964-05-15

A woman is in domestic service after going up to Seoul. She loves a university student of a rich...

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Bird of Paradise

as uncredited
Released: 1975-07-05

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Rebirth

as uncredited
Released: 1969-11-20

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The Big Chase

as uncredited
Released: 1973-05-26

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The Chrysanthemum and the Clown

as uncredited
Released: 1982-12-16

The spy Im Su-myung refuses to speak. Kang Sin-jung is the lawyer appointed for Su-myung's...

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Starting Point

as uncredited
Released: 1969-02-02

Sang-hun, a painter, and Yeong-hun, a doctor, are brothers. Sang-hun's girlfriend left him for...

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Wildflowers on the Battleground

as uncredited
Released: 1974-12-07

A look at the Korean War through the eyes of a mute boy who was kept as a mascot by a regiment...

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Love's Condition

as uncredited
Released: 1979-03-16

1979 film

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Kinship

as Geo-buk
Released: 1963-10-03

The story takes place on a mountain slope where defectors from North Korea live. These families...

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Temporary Government in Shanghai

as Shin il
Released: 1969-09-26

The story deals with the life of Kim Gu, who dedicated his life for the good of his country and...

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My Mind Is Like a Lake

as uncredited
Released: 1964-06-27

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Gunsmoke

as Jin-woo
Released: 1966-12-08

O Jin-u of a rich family and a female private tutor at his house are in love, but his family are...

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The Three Hen-pecked Generations

as uncredited
Released: 1967-02-09

A grandfather, his son, and grandson are all henpecked husbands. A comedy picturing these three...

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A Full Danger

as uncredited
Released: 1967-01-01

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Romance Papa

as Barun (Second son)
Released: 1960-01-28

A middle-aged man is laid off from work but is too proud to tell his family. His children,...

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Woman Requiem

as uncredited
Released: 1985-11-01

After the rape and subsequent suicide of a college student, her mother takes revenge on those...

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Ban Geum-ryeon

as uncredited
Released: 1981-03-13

Seo Mun-kyung, a merchant in ancient China where polygamy is legal, monopolizes the salt sales...

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Mi-ae

as uncredited
Released: 1970-02-21

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Beyond the Mountain

as Jin-Gong
Released: 1991-08-25

In a quite mountain temple Chim-hae follows a path of asceticism under the instruction of the...

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Betrayal

as Seong-Hoon
Released: 1964-01-25

To prevent an investigation into a fraudulent bidding case, Woorim Engineering & Construction...

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The Korean Instrument with 12 Strings

as uncredited
Released: 1964-10-16

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Temptation

as uncredited
Released: 1982-08-14

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The Starting Point

as uncredited
Released: 1967-06-01

Crime ring leader Lee hires prostitute Seon to kill his subordinate Seok-gu who has threatened...

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The Oldest Son

as Lee Tae-yeong
Released: 1985-06-22

Forced to leave their home because of the construction of a new dam which will flood their...

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The Heir

as uncredited
Released: 1965-04-07

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Under an Umbrella

as uncredited
Released: 1979-08-23

Dong-won is a down-and-out artist who suffers from despair and dissatisfaction and suicidal...

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Farewell

as uncredited
Released: 1973-09-11

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A Man Who Died Daily

as uncredited
Released: 1981-02-14

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Empty Heart

as uncredited
Released: 1969-04-18

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A Second Mother

as Dong-o
Released: 1972-01-13

Nam-Ok who has Yun-Ho and Yun-Suk remarries widowed Heung-Yeol who has Hyeong-Tae and Hyeong-Ja....

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Vega

as 남편
Released: 1968-10-19

As the daughter-in-law of a prestigious family, she had to live in a tearful marriage with...

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Heavenly Homecoming of Stars Part II

as uncredited
Released: 1978-11-16

Heavenly Homecoming of the Stars 2

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The Midnight Sun

as 박
Released: 1971-07-01

Jang Jung-Han is a commander of 330 unit who is with his wife and son Kyu-Shik. By chance...

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Come Down to a Lower Place

as Ahn Shin-sam
Released: 1982-06-26

Yo-han is the son of a Christian minister. Following his father's career, he joins the seminary...

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Living in the Sky

as uncredited
Released: 1968-10-02

The film, which was shot to promote the Korean air force team, depicts the story of air force...

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The Woman Coming in Fall

as uncredited
Released: 1965-09-22

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The Great Sokgulam Cave Temple

as uncredited
Released: 1965-01-01

This film portrays the construction of Seokguram Grotto during King Gyeongdeok's reign in Silla....

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The Field Glow with the Setting Sun

as uncredited
Released: 1965-05-14

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Desire

as uncredited
Released: 1968-03-20

A doctor is shocked to learn that his girlfriend had formerly been the mistress of a married man.

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An Empty Dream

as The male patient
Released: 1965-07-03

While under the effects of anasthesia in a dentist's office, a young man and woman fantasize a...

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The Wings of Lee Sang

as uncredited
Released: 1968-11-13

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Correspondent in Tokyo

as uncredited
Released: 1968-12-21

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To the Last Day

as Park Sang-sa
Released: 1960-07-01

Captain Kim is grievously wounded in the first days of the war. When the northern troops...

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A Coral Door

as uncredited
Released: 1966-08-18

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Confess of Woman

as uncredited
Released: 1969-08-29

When her husband goes away to America to study for three years, she gets lonely and begins to...

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Ascetic

as uncredited
Released: 1976-03-13

How big is the gap between friendship and love between women? Can one separate the moral...

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Woman

as uncredited
Released: 1968-12-23

A man meets a woman on his hiking trip to Mountain Seorak, but she suffers from incurable...

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Gate of Woman

as Hyo-jin
Released: 1972-12-15

In 1900, there lived two widows in a village : Mrs. Seo and her daughter-in-law Ok-Nyeo. Water...

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Stroller

as uncredited
Released: 1967-07-20

An old member of Namsadang (a wayfaring group of Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910)) leaves his daughter...

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레테의 연가

as uncredited
Released: 1987-04-11

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Until That Day

as uncredited
Released: 1969-09-09

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A Student Boarder

as Park In-seok / Kang Min-gu
Released: 1966-06-29

A melodrama about a man whose girlfriend leaves him for another man after his face is...

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내일의 팔도강산 3편

as uncredited
Released: 1971-01-12

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The Continental Spy

as Wang-seong
Released: 1964-05-22

During the Chinese-Japanese War (1937-1945) a nightclub dancer is given a dangerous mission by...

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A Forest Where a Woman Breathes

as uncredited
Released: 1988-06-04

Dong-hoon, a CF director, decides to marry Su-hee, a young lady, with the introduction of...

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Holy Night

as uncredited
Released: 1988-01-30

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Two Sons

as uncredited
Released: 1971-07-01

Recently released from prison, Cheol-ho is expelled from his brother's house after he beats his...

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Dangerous Youth

as uncredited
Released: 1966-07-30

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Ring of Hell

as uncredited
Released: 1987-08-08

Ka-chi who spent a miserable childhood starts out looking for Eom-ji, who used to be at the...

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